Acknowledgements

There are many people to thank for their assistance with the
work of this Review.

The considerable commitment of time and expertise by the members
of the Review Group cannot be underestimated and was
invaluable.

They shared their own well-informed views throughout the Review
frankly: identifying what is working well, what needs to be
improved and how to achieve that.

Their canvassing of emerging findings and recommendations with
colleagues, and contacts across their professional networks meant
that the Review engaged with a rich cross section of all those
currently involved with child protection work in Scotland.

We also learned much from the professionals who invited us to
attend their meetings and conferences to hear of their work and
gather their observations on the system.

The insight around international child protection approaches
which Dr Sharon Vincent provided was particularly appreciated by
the Review Group; as was the generous assistance given by Dr
Vincent and a wider network of child protection experts who
provided peer-review of the papers drafted for consideration at our
meetings.

The high quality of these papers and overall support to the
Group came from
CELCIS
in the form of Dr Louise Hill and her colleagues, who facilitated
our deliberations and provided
IT and
administrative support, all of which made possible the examination
of the evidence and delivery of this Report and Recommendations
within such short timescales.

The Review Group hope that the recommendations are helpful to
all those involved in working to keep children and young people
safe in Scotland.